Former Congressman George Santos , a New York Republican , complained in a new op-ed that the prison facility where he's spent just over a month displays "a culture of neglect" and conditions that border on "criminal negligence."

Newsweek reached out via email to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Fairton Correctional Institution in New Jersey for comment.

Why It Matters

Santos reported to federal custody on July 25 to begin an 87-month sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The Bureau of Prisons placed him at the Fairton complex in southern New Jersey.

The first openly gay non-incumbent Republican to be elected to Congress, Santos' 2022 victory surprised pundits as New York's 3rd District had been won by President Joe Biden by 8 percent

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